AWS Cloud Network Architect — Hybrid & DR Specialist

GuideWell; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Retirement plan with match

Paid time off & holidays

Well-being program

Job summary

GuideWell is migrating its infrastructure to AWS and rebuilding its disaster recovery posture. The Cloud Network Engineer shapes the cloud network foundation, manages hybrid connectivity, and designs multi-region and colocation links essential for DR.

The role covers both migration and ongoing operations from routing to Terraform-driven deployments. You will design scalable network topologies, implement Direct Connect and VPN, and ensure seamless failover through testing in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years related work experience in networking.
• 4+ years managing hybrid cloud/on-premises network infrastructure.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong routing fundamentals, including BGP in hybrid environments.
• Hands-on AWS/Azure networking: foundational networking, hub-and-spoke, hybrid connectivity.
• Firewall and network security policy experience.
• Experience supporting production cutovers under change control.
• Troubleshooting across TCP/IP, DNS, load balancers, and routing.
• Colocation and carrier circuit experience: cross connects, diverse path design, provider management.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate VPC architecture, address space allocation, and routing across a multi-account AWS environment.
• Build and run the transit layer using Transit Gateway or Cloud WAN.
• Design and operate hybrid connectivity, including Direct Connect and site-to-site VPN.
• Build and operate connectivity between AWS partitions and to secondary cloud platforms.
• Own cloud DNS, including Route 53, resolver rules, and hybrid name resolution.
• Support trading partner and vendor connectivity, including EDI and clearinghouse tunnels.
• Implement network segmentation separating regulated workloads, under security-approved policy.
• Configure and operate cloud firewalls, inspection paths, egress controls, and load balancing.
• Design the multi-region network model supporting disaster recovery, and validate failover through testing.
• Design and manage colocation and carrier connectivity, including circuit diversity and provider management.
• Plan and execute network cutovers during migration waves, including rollback.
• Deliver network configuration through Terraform.
• Build network monitoring and capacity visibility. Feed network telemetry to security operations.
• Maintain topology documentation and serve as escalation for network incidents.

Skills

Networking expertise

Hybrid cloud networking

BGP fundamentals

AWS/Azure networking

Firewall & security policies

Production cutovers

Troubleshooting TCP/IP/DNS

Colocation & circuits

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Direct Connect

Route 53

Job description

GuideWell is migrating its infrastructure to AWS and rebuilding its disaster recovery posture. The Cloud Network Engineer shapes the cloud network foundation, manages hybrid connectivity, and designs multi-region and colocation links essential for DR.

The role covers both migration and ongoing operations from routing to Terraform-driven deployments. You will design scalable network topologies, implement Direct Connect and VPN, and ensure seamless failover through testing in a hybrid environment.